Many different BSOD's when gaming or watching videos

Flying Dude said:

Hey!
I haven't had a single one! Definitely got rid of that hard drive since it was time, and everything runs smooth man, though my CPU runs a little hot but overall good! So hopefully smooth sailing from eh? What do you think?

In a case like yours..I would ask you to report back after a month of observance on how things are with your computer..Just to be sure that everything else with your PC is good. Do you have a cooler btw?

Great :)
I'll call a friend here to discuss with you regarding the cooler as I'm not really good with that stuff ..Till then enjoy gaming

The stock Intel coolers are crap. I've used one which was enough, lol. The Ivy Bridge CPUs run much hotter the Sandys. I would recommend any of these coolers:
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The Hyper EVO will be much better than stock and will a allow some minor overclocking, if you decide too.

Hmm.

Take memtest. Run for 8 passes and test each stick in a know good slot for an additional 6 passes.

• RAM - Test with Memtest86+

The goal is to test all the RAM sticks and all the motherboard slots.

Check your motherboard manual to ensure the RAM sticks are in the recommended motherboard slots. Some motherboards have very specific slots required for the number of RAM sticks installed.

If you get errors, stop the test and continue with the next step.

1. Remove all but one stick of RAM from your computer (this will be RAM stick #1), and run Memtest86 again, for 7 passes.

*Be sure to note the RAM stick, use a piece of tape with a number, and note the motherboard slot.

If this stick passes the test then go to step #3.

2. If RAM stick #1 has errors, repeat the test with RAM stick #2 in the same motherboard slot.

*If RAM stick #2 passes, this indicates that RAM stick #1 may be bad. If you want to be absolutely sure, re-test RAM stick #1 in another known good slot.

*If RAM stick #2 has errors, this indicates another possible bad RAM stick, a possible motherboard slot failure or inadequate settings.

3. Test the next stick of RAM (stick #2) in the next motherboard slot.

*If this RAM stick has errors repeat step #2 using a known good stick if possible, or another stick.

*If this RAM stick has no errors and both sticks failed in slot#1, test RAM stick #1 in this slot.

4. If you find a stick that passes the test, test it in all the other motherboard slots.

If Part 2 testing shows errors, and all tests in Part 3 show errors, you will need to test the RAM sticks in another computer and/or test other RAM in your computer to identify the problem.

In this way, you can identify whether it is a bad stick of RAM, a bad motherboard, or incompatibility between the sticks.

Errors are sometimes found after 8 passes.
Do this test overnight, before going to bed.

I'm posting on another thread, I will check your dumps soon.

Crashing in safe mode points toward hardware.